Ukraine will bid to make it back-to-back wins Group 1 of League B when they continue their 2024-2025 season UEFA Nations League campaign against the Czech Republic on Monday evening.

The Blue and Yellows recorded a 1-0 win over Georgia on Friday, while the Czech Republic will enter the match on the back of a 2-0 win over Albania that left them second in the section.

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Ukraine opened their Group 1 of League B campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Albania, before going down 3-2 to the Czech Republic in their second match, with the national side losing two close games in September.

Serhiy RebrovHowever, the team’s team managed to return to victory against Georgia on Friday evening, with a first-half effort from Mykhaylo Mudryk saw them record a 1-0 victory.

Ukraine are still bottom of the table but have some momentum now and are just three points behind leaders Georgia with three games to play, so promotion is certainly a possibility.

The Blue and Yellows took part in the Euro 2024 finals but failed to progress past the group stage of the competition, finishing bottom of Group E despite having the same number of points (four) as section winners Romania.

Ukraine were unbeaten in four matches with the Czech Republic before losing 3-2 to their opponents in September, and now they will look to build on a strong performance against Georgia.

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Czech Republic suffered a 4-1 defeat to Georgia in their section opener, but managed to bounce back against Ukraine four days later, running out 3-2 winners to reach three points from two games.

Ivan Hasek‘s team then recorded a 2-0 victory over Albania on Friday evening Tomas Chory a brace to secure the crucial three points, leaving them in second place, level on six points with leaders Georgia.

The Czech Republic also played at Euro 2024 but failed to reach the group stage of the tournament, finishing bottom of Group F, which also included Portugal, Turkey and Georgia.

Hasek’s side competed in Division A of the last Nations League but were relegated to fourth place, so promotion to the top tier will certainly be on their minds for this campaign.

A successful 2024 has seen the Czech Republic win six of their 10 matches so far, and they will be aiming for another win here ahead of their final two section games against Albania and Georgia next month.

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It is unlikely that there will be any surprises in the Ukraine XI this match Artem Dovbyk He was once again expected to take charge, with the 27-year-old adding to the 10 goals he has scored at international level.

Mudryk scored the winner against Georgia last time out, and the Chelsea striker will remain in the XI for now Heorhi Sudakov should be at number 10 for Rebrov’s squad.

Bournemouth’s Illya Zabarnyi will be a new starter for Ukraine, but Roman Yaremchuk will probably have to accept that he can start on the bench in this Nations League match.

As for the Czech Republic, head coach Hasek has not reported any injury problems during the match against Albania, so it would not be a surprise if the same XI takes the field for this match.

Chory scored a brace against Albania and he will certainly continue in the final third of the pitch Vaclav Cerny should once again be part of the supporting cast against Ukraine.

West Ham United duo Vladimir Coufal And Tomas Soucek will also occur, but Patrick Schickwho scored twenty goals in 42 caps for his country, is a notable absentee for the Czech Republic.

Possible starting line-up for Ukraine:
Trubin; Konoplia, Zabarnyi, Talovierov, Matviienko; Hutsuliak, Shaparenko, Kaliuzhnyi, Sudakov, Mudryk; Dovbyk

Possible starting line-up for the Czech Republic:
Kovar; Coufal, Viti, Gaten, Boril; Soucek, Cerv; Cerny, Sulc, Provo; Choir

We say: Ukraine 1-1 Czech Republic

This is a really tough match to play, with both sides recording impressive wins last time out. The Czech Republic have overshadowed their match in September, but we expect a very exciting match on Monday, with the points potentially being shared.

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